The Pittsfield fire chief believes the fire started near the pizza oven.

The Pittsfield fire chief believes the fire started near the pizza oven.

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Updated: 6:11 AM EST Mar 7, 2014

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WEBVTT YOU BY AUTOFARE.COM. I'M MARGO BASSET. THANK YOU. NOW BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS WE'RE FOLLOWING OUT OF PITTSFIELD. CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FIRE THAT BROKE OUT AT THE RUSTER CRUST PIZZA FACTORY. RAY BREWER IS LIVE AT SCENE. THIS STARTED OVER FIVE HOURS AGO. IT IS STILL AN ACT IIVE SCENE; RIGHT? IT IS. YOU CAN SEE WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A FLARE UP. YOU CAN SEE FIREFIGHTERS WORKING ON THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING AND UP ABOVE THOSE CHARRED EMBERS. THAT'S NEAR WHERE THEY BELIEF THE FIRE STARTED. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE CHIEF HERE, IT IS AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN SOME WORKERS AT THE COMPANY SAW A FIRE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE PIZZA OVEN. NOW THE WORKERS TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE GREW TOO QUICKLY. ALL OF THE WORKERS WERE EVACUATED SAFELY. ONE FIREFIGHTER DID SUFFER SOME INJURIES WHEN SLIPPED ON SOME ICE. THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS THEY WENT TO THREE ALARMS TO GET ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND WATER TO THE SCENE. THIS FIRE HAS JUST ABOUT DEPLETED THE WATER SUPPLY HERE IN PITTSFIELD ACCORDING TO THE FIRE CHIEF. ALSO CAUSING PROBLEMS, THE COLD. IT IS BELOW ZERO HERE IN PITTSFIELD. CHIEF SAYS THEY HAD TO ROTATE CREWS AND HOSES STARTED TO FREEZE AS WELL. THE CHIEF SAYS THAT THEY BELIEVE THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE PIZZA OVENS. IT IS TOO SOON TO SAY ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT. WHEN THEY ARE WAITING FOR IS TO LOOK AT LIVE PICTURES. THEY WANT TO BRING IN ANEST CASA TOUR TO START TO TEAR DOWN THE WALLS. THIS IS THE COMPANY THAT'S KNOWN FOR TAKING PART IN CHARITABLE EVENTS. MOST RECENTLY THIS PAST SEPTEMBER WHEN THEY WENT DOWN SOUTH TO SOUTH CAROLINA BRINGING THOUSANDS OF PIZZA SLICES ON A ROAD TRIP IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE THE MONEY FOR DISABLED VETERANS.

Fire tears through Rustic Crust pizza factory in Pittsfield

The Pittsfield fire chief believes the fire started near the pizza oven.